Planning appeal decision
74 St Pauls Road, Staines Uopn Thames, TW18 3HH
Planning appeal 3294124 at 74 St Pauls Road, Staines Uopn Thames, TW18 3HH (Runnymede Borough Council) was dismissed on 4 October 2022 by Inspector Langford-Tejrar K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
‘Erection of a two storey detached dwelling’
- Authority
- Runnymede Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Langford-Tejrar K
- Postcode
- TW18 3HH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- Whether the proposal would provide adequate standards of living conditions for future occupiers of the development
- Whether the proposal is appropriate development for an area at risk of flooding, and, if it is, whether the development would be safe for its lifetime without the risk of increasing flooding elsewhere
What decided it
The proposal failed to satisfy the sequential and exception tests required for development in areas at risk of flooding, with the limited public benefit of a single dwelling unable to outweigh the substantial flood risk harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EE1Policy EE13
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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